James Edward Moore, 65, died at Denton Regional Hospital, on February 6, 2012 after struggling with an extensive illness.

Although he was born in Amherst, Massachusetts to
Thomas K. Moore and Pearl Capen Moore he got to Texas as fast as he could. He graduated from Iowa Park High School, attended Midwestern in Wichita Falls, TX for a short time, then graduated with a Bachelor of Science from North Texas State University. He worked for the State of Texas for 30 years in food stamps, quality control ,and lastly as a child support office manager for the Attorney General's Office.

James loved to talk politics and have challenging conversations about most subjects. His humor was appreciated by most. Communing with nature was one of his favorite past times. He was an avid reader and especially liked grammar books and diagramming sentences. Before he became to ill to attend he tried to attend as many of his grandchildren's sporting events as possible, most often wearing the appropriate school apparel. He was extremely proud of them and their accomplishments.

James' body was donated to the Willed Body Program at Southwest Medical School. He requested that no services be held and the family is honoring those wishes.

James is survived by his wife, Linda Hensel-Moore of Sanger, daughter Kelli and son in law Danny Valdez of Wichita Falls, grandson and wife Kristian and Ashley Valdez of Wichita Falls, granddaughter Katrina Valdez of Stillwater, Ok, great grandchildren Hayden and Laikyn Valdez, brother in law Ken Hensel of Rosebud and sister in law Nan Bailey of Canton.

The family extends gratefulness to the Denton Regional Staff and especially the caring Nephrologists Drs. Rojas, Ruiz, and Asghar.

Memorials can be made to the charity or library of your choice. A special fund to James was the MMI Dialysis Fund, 2550 Post Oak Dr. Corinth, Tx 76210. It assists locals that need financial support for their dialysis. His granddaughter, Katrina Valdez, has an OSU Relay for Life team and can be contacted for Relay For Life donations at http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12PL?px=19666581&pg=personal&fr_id=41281.